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Contents  (full)

1 Events of 1934

-  Jan. ^. Feb. ^. March ^. April

-  May ^. June ^. July  ^.  Aug.

-  Sept. ^. Oct. ^. Nov. ^.  Dec.

-  Undated ^. Ongoing ^.

2 Births

3 Deaths

4 Nobel Prizes

5 See also -  Notes -  External links

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Events of 1934

January

January 1: Alcatraz becomes a prison.

• January 1
  • Alcatraz becomes a federal prison.
  • Nazi Germany passes the "Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Babies."
  • New Constitution of Estonia enters into force.
• January 7 - The first Flash Gordon comic strip is published.
• January 10 - Execution of Marinus van der Lubbe.
• January 13 - The Candidate of Science degree is established in the USSR.
• January 24 - Einstein visits the White House
• January 26
  • The Apollo Theater opens in Harlem, New York City.
  • The 10 year German-Polish Non-Aggression Pact is signed by

Germany and the Second Polish Republic.
Photograph of Alcatraz Island taken from Fishermans Wharf in San Francisco in Summer 2003. ... Photograph of Alcatraz Island taken from Fishermans Wharf in San Francisco in Summer 2003. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alcatraz Island is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alcatraz Island is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Flash Gordon (disambiguation). ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mugshot of van der Lubbe Marinus (Rinus) van der Lubbe (13 January 1909 – 10 January 1934) was a Dutch council communist accused of, and eventually executed for, setting fire to the German Reichstag building on February 27, 1933, an event known as the Reichstag fire. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kandidat (Russian: кандидат) or Candidate of Science (кандидат наук) is a holder of first post-graduate scientific degree in former USSR since 1934 and in some post-Soviet states, awarded on dissertation (the Doctor of Science is the next higher degree). ... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... “Einstein” redirects here. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Apollo Theater marquee, c. ... For other uses, see Harlem (disambiguation). ... The German-Polish Non-Aggression Pact (German: , Polish: ) was an international treaty between Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic signed on January 26, 1934. ... Anthem: Mazurek DÄ…browskiego Capital Warsaw Language(s) Polish Government Republic President List Prime minister List Legislature Sejm Historical era Interwar period  - World War I November 11, 1918  - Invasion November 2, 1939 Area  - 1939 388,600 km2 150,039 sq mi Population  - 1939 est. ...

January 26: Apollo opens.

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February

Jan. 7: first Flash Gordon comic.

• February 6 - February 6, 1934 French political crisis. The French far right leagues rally in front of the Palais Bourbon, an attempted coup against the Third Republic
• February 9 - Gaston Doumergue forms a new government in France
• February 12 - The Export-Import Bank is incorporated.
• February 12 to February 16 - Austrian Civil War
• February 16 - Commission of Government sworn in as form of direct rule for the Dominion of Newfoundland.
• February 22 - Frank Capra's It Happened One Night , starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, is released. It becomes a smash hit and the first of Capra's great screen classics. It will become the first film to win all five of the major Academy Awards - Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture. Gable and Colbert will receive their only Oscars for this film.
• February 23 - Léopold III becomes King of Belgium.

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March

• March 1 - Manchuria becomes Manchukuo following an invasion by the Japanese
• March 3 - John Dillinger escapes from jail in Crown Point, Indiana, using a wooden pistol
• March 8 - Prince Sigvard of Sweden loses his titles because of his marriage.
• March 12 - A coup in Estonia by Konstantin Päts and general Johan Laidoner. All parties are banned.
• March 13 - John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and their gang rob the First National Bank in Mason City, Iowa.
• March 20 - All the police forces in Germany come under command of Heinrich Himmler

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April

• April 1 - Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker kill two young highway patrolmen near Grapevine, Texas.
• April 6 - Rudyard Kipling and William Butler Yeats are awarded the Gothenburg Prize for Poetry.
• April 14 - Black Sunday, where twenty of the worst dust storms within the Dust Bowl
• April 19 - Surgeon R.K. Wilson allegedly takes a photograph of the Loch Ness Monster.
• April 22 - John Dillinger and two others shoot their way out of an FBI ambush in northern Wisconsin

is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Bonnie and Clyde clowning. ... Bonnie and Clyde clowning. ... Flag of Grapevine Grapevine is a city located in Tarrant County, Texas. ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the British author. ... William Butler Yeats, 1933. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 261 days remaining. ... Dust storm approaching Stratford, Texas in 1935 Buried machinery in barn lot. ... is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... “Surgeon” redirects here. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Loch Ness Monster (disambiguation). ... is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Dillinger John Dillinger (June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American bank robber, considered by some to be a dangerous criminal, while others idealized him as a latter-day Robin Hood. ... F.B.I. and FBI redirect here. ... An ambush is a long established military tactic in which an ambushing force uses concealment to attack an enemy that passes its position. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42° 30′ N to 47° 05′ N  - Longitude 86° 46′ W to 92° 53′ W Population  Ranked...

May

May 11: dust storm in Great Plains.

• May 7 - Pearl of Lao Tzu, 24 x 14 cm, is found in a giant clam off Palawan, Philippines.
• May 11 - Dust Bowl: A strong two-day dust storm removes massive amounts of Great Plains topsoil in one of the worst dust storms of the Dust Bowl.
• May 15
  • The United States Department of Justice offers a $25,000 reward for John Dillinger.
  • Kārlis Ulmanis establishes an authoritarian government in Latvia.
• May 23 - A team of police officers, led by Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, ambush bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow near their hide-out in Black Lake, Louisiana, killing them both.
• May 24
  • Tomáš Masaryk re-elected president of Czechoslovakia.
  • The five-day "Battle of Toledo" occurs during the Auto-Lite strike in Toledo, Ohio.
• May 28 - Near Callander, Ontario, the Dionne quintuplets are born to Oliva and Elzire Dionne, becoming the first quintuplets to survive infancy.
• May 29 - May 31 - The Confessional Synod of the German Evangelical Church met in Barmen, Germany to write the Barmen Declaration.

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June

• June 6 - New Deal: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Securities Exchange Act into law, establishing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
• June 9 - Release of the animated short The Wise Little Hen, directed by Bert Gillett for the Silly Symphonies series, featuring the debut of Donald Duck.
• June 10 - Italy beat Czechoslovakia 2-1 after extra time to win the 1934 World Cup.
• June 12 - Political parties banned in Bulgaria
• June 14 - Max Baer defeats champion Primo Carnera for the world heavyweight boxing title.
• June 18 - Indian Reorganization Act was enacted.
• June 27 - Emir of Yemen and ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia conclude a peace treaty
• June 30
  • The Nazi SA camp Oranienburg becomes national camp, taken over by the SS.
  • Night of the Long Knives - Nazis purge the SA

is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The New Deal was the title President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave to the series of programs he initiated between 1933 and 1938 with the goal of providing relief, recovery, and reform (3 Rs) to the people and economy of the United States during the Great Depression. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 was a sweeping piece of legislation in the United States regulating the participants in the financial markets. ... The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, commonly referred to as the SEC, is the United States governing body which has primary responsibility for overseeing the regulation of the securities industry. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... The Wise Little Hen is a Silly Symphonies cartoon made by Walt Disney, based on the fairy tale The Little Red Hen. ... A scene from The Skeleton Dance (1929). ... Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic-book character from Walt Disney Productions. ... is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Qualifying countries The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second World Cup staged, and was hosted in Italy from May 27 to June 10. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Maximilian Adalbert Madcap Maxie Baer (February 11, 1909 – November 21, 1959) was a famous American boxer of the 1930s, onetime Heavyweight Champion of the World, and actor. ... This article is about the boxer, for the wrestler, see Primo Carnera. ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, also known as the Wheeler-Howard Act or informally, the Indian New Deal, was a U.S. federal legislation which secured certain rights to Native Americans, including Alaska Natives. ... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Entrance to the emirs palace in Bukhara. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The seal of SA SA propaganda poster. ... Oranienburg is a town in Brandenburg, Germany. ... SS or ss or Ss may be: The Schutzstaffel, a Nazi paramilitary force Steamship (SS) (ship prefix) The United States Secret Service A submarine not powered by nuclear energy (SS) (United States Navy designator), see SSN A Soviet/Russian surface-to-surface missile, as listed by NATO reporting name Shortstop... For other uses, see Night of the Long Knives (disambiguation). ... Nazism in history Nazi ideology Nazism and race Outside Germany Related subjects Lists Politics Portal         Nazism, or National Socialism (German: Nationalsozialismus), refers primarily to the totalitarian ideology and practices of the Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers Party, German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) under Adolf Hitler. ... The seal of SA SA propaganda poster. ...

July

• July 1
  • The world famous Brookfield Zoo opens.
  • The Hays Office censorship code for motion pictures goes into full effect in the United States.
• July 10 - German social democrat and author Erich Mühsam killed in Oranienburg concentration camp
• July 17 - Supreme court of North Dakota declares lieutenant governor of the state, Ole H. Olson, the legitimate governor and tells William Langer to resign. Langer proceeds to declare North Dakota independent. He revokes the declaration after the Supreme Court justices meet him.
• July 19 - Francisco Sá Carneiro, Prime Minister of Portugal (1980; died in office), is born.
• July 22 - Outside Chicago's Biograph Theatre, "Public Enemy No. 1" John Dillinger is mortally wounded by FBI agents.
• July 25
  • Austrian Nazis assassinate chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss during a failed coup attempt.
  • Birth of Luang Por Sumedho in Seattle, Washington.

is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Brookfield Zoo is a zoo located in the Chicago suburb of Brookfield, Illinois. ... The Production Code (also known as the Hays Code) was a set of guidelines governing the production of motion pictures. ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ... Erich Mühsam (1878-1934) Erich Mühsam (6 April 1878 in Berlin, Germany – 10 July 1934 Oranienburg Concentration Camp) (also spelled Muehsam or Muhsam) was an German-Jewish anarchist, writer, poet, dramatist and cabaret performer. ... Oranienburg is a town in Brandenburg, Germany. ... It has been suggested that Internment be merged into this article or section. ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English Capital Bismarck Largest city Fargo Area  Ranked 19th  - Total 70,762 sq mi (183,272 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 340 miles (545 km)  - % water 2. ... Ole H. Olson Ole H. Olson (September 19, 1872–January 29, 1954) was born in Mondovi, Wisconsin. ... William Wild Bill Langer (September 30, 1886–November 8, 1959) was a prominent American politician from North Dakota. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Francisco Manuel Lumbrales de Sá Carneiro, GCTE, GCC, GCL (pron. ... José Sócrates, the current Prime Minister of Portugal. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... John Dillinger John Dillinger (June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American bank robber, considered by some to be a dangerous criminal, while others idealized him as a latter-day Robin Hood. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nazism in history Nazi ideology Nazism and race Outside Germany Related subjects Lists Politics Portal         Nazism, or National Socialism (German: Nationalsozialismus), refers primarily to the totalitarian ideology and practices of the Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers Party, German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) under Adolf Hitler. ... Engelbert Dollfuss. ... American-born Ajahn Sumedho is a seminal figure in the Thai Forest Tradition and Western Theravada Buddhism. ... Seattle redirects here. ...

August

• August 2 - Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany, becoming head of state as well as Chancellor.
• August 8 - The Wehrmacht swears a personal oath of loyalty to Adolf Hitler.
• August 13 - The comic strip Lil' Abner is first published.
• August 19 - The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
• August 25 - Anti-union vigilantes seize the town of McGuffey, Ohio, during the Hardin County onion pickers strike.

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September

• September 8 - Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner Morro Castle kills 134 people.
• September 19 - Soviet Union joins the League of Nations
• September 21 - Typhoon in Honshū, Japan - 4000 dead
• September 22 - A gas explosion took place at Gresford Colliery in Wrexham, north-east Wales which led to the death of 266 miners and rescuers. This was one of the worst tragedies in Welsh mining history.
• September 28
  • Afghanistan joins the League of Nations
  • Trial for the custody of young Gloria Vanderbilt begins. It lasts seven weeks and ends with a compromise.
• September 29 - Stanley Matthews makes his England debut, beginning a record 23-year international career

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October

• October 2 - Tornado in Osaka and Kyoto destroys the rice harvest - 1660 dead, 5400 injured
• October 5 - Asturian miners rebel. (Asturias, Spain).
• October 6 - Catalonian separatists rebel
• October 9 - King Alexander of Yugoslavia and French foreign minister Louis Barthou are assassinated during the king's state visit in Marseilles.
• October 16 - The Long March of Chinese communists begins.
• October 22 - Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd shot and killed by FBI agents near East Liverpool, Ohio.

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November

• November 12 - Muderer Charles Manson is born.
• November 13 - Italian government decreed that teachers must use a military or party uniform in a class.
• November 21
  • MCC makes an ultimately controversial decision to alter the lbw rule so a batsman can be lbw to a ball pitching outside off stump. The change is later blamed for many problems developing during the 1950s - primarily negative bowling outside leg stump to a field of short-leg fieldsmen.
  • Cole Porter's musical Anything Goes, starring Ethel Merman, premieres in New York City.
• November 23 - An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal, which lay well within Ethiopian territory. This encounter leads to the Abyssinia Crisis.
• November 26 - Universal Pictures releases the first film version of Fannie Hurst's novel, Imitation of Life, starring Claudette Colbert and Louise Beavers. It gives Beavers, who was usually featured in small roles as a maid, her best screen role, and features the largest supporting role played by a black person in a Hollywood film up till then. Its storyline is extremely daring for a 1934 film - part of it revolves around a young mulatto girl rejecting her mother and trying to "pass for white". It is the first Hollywood film to seriously deal with this subject. The 1936 film version of Show Boat, also from Universal, will deal with a similar storyline.
• November 27 - A running gun battle between FBI agents and bank robber Baby Face Nelson results in the death of one FBI agent and the mortal wounding of special agent Sam Cowley, who is still able to mortally shoot Nelson.

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December

• December 1 - In the Soviet Union, Politburo member Sergei Kirov is shot dead at the Communist Party headquarters in Leningrad by Leonid Nikolaev (it is widely thought that Soviet leader Joseph Stalin ordered this murder).
• December 5 - Abyssinia Crisis: Ethiopian and Italian troops exchange gunfire. Reported casualties for the Ethiopians are 150, and for the Italians 50.
• December 18 - Low-key fascist conference in Moreaux
• December 24 - Actor Lionel Barrymore begins what will become an annual tradition of the Golden Age of Radio - playing the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in dramatizations of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. Barrymore will continue playing Scrooge on radio until shortly before his death in 1954. He will also make a 78-RPM record album of the classic story, which will later be released on LP.
• December 26 - American Airlines aircraft crashes in Adirondack Mountains
• December 27 - Persia becomes Iran
• December 29 - Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.

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